52 TIIK FLORIST. 



NATIONAL FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



It is with very great satisfaction we inform our readers that the pre- 

 liminary steps iiave been taken by some influential Florists to form 

 a Fioricultural Society for the whole kingdom, upon the most en- 

 larged and approved basis. The use of the Horticultural Society's 

 exhibition-room, 21 Regent Street, has been obtained, and a better 

 one for the display of Florists' productions could not be found in all 

 London. Its immediate vicinity to the Universal Office, Regent 

 Circus, from which conveyances are constantly running to and from 

 all the railway termini, is no small advantage. We understand a 

 preliminary meeting will shortly be held, and as soon afterwards as 

 ])ossible, a public one will be called, which we hope will be very 

 largely attended. It would be premature in us to assume what rules 

 and regulations may be proposed ; every thing of the kind will no 

 doubt receive the fullest consideration, and every suggestion offered 

 to the promoters of the society will be gladly accepted and duly 

 weighed. Every one must see the absolute necessity of such a 

 society being formed, if the best interests of floriculture are to be 

 promoted. Raisers are tired of this and that editor's opinion upon 

 seedling productions, and of certificates granted by societies, which, 

 costing nothing, are worthless. All want what the proposed society 

 is calculated to afford, — public exhibitions in broad daylight, in a 

 first-rate situation, paid judges, disinterested reports, and full and 

 free discussions conducted in a proper manner. Purchasers will hail 

 with pleasure its establishment, and look carefully over its reports 

 before they buy what is advertised. We can easily imagine that 

 opposition will arise ; but that may very easily be lived down. The 

 door will be left open for every well-disposed Florist to enter; and 

 we anticipate no little pleasure from attending meetings, where will 

 be gathered, from far and wide, the productions of the whole country, 

 as well as many of our most eminent Florists. It is very desirable 

 that those gentlemen who are taking upon themselves the labour of 

 the preliminary arrangements should have the countenance and sup- 

 port of every one who sees, with us, the necessity of a central and 

 universal society. Until the thing is brought into more shape, we 

 shall be glad to receive and hand over to the parties alluded to, any 

 thing that may be forwarded to us, whether names as subscribers, or 

 suggestions. For ourselves, we shall gladly subscribe, and exhibit 

 every thing we produce, promising to submit, without any repining, 

 to the decisions of the censors, whoever they may be. We wish it 

 was in full operation at this time, that we might exhibit a quantity 

 of seedling Cinerarias, now in full bloom, many of which we would 

 gladly submit to its censors. 



